First Contact Chefs
About the Role:
This stylish hotel seeks a passionate Chef de Partie to join their talented kitchen brigade and lead a section, creating exceptional dishes to the highest standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and oversee the daily running of your section to meet service requirements.
- Adhere to all health and hygiene standards.
- Supervise and lead a team of commis and demi chefs.
- Sample, smell, and observe food to ensure conformance to recipes and standards.
- Take orders from the sous chef and delegate tasks to commis and demi chefs, ensuring correct execution.
- Write daily wine, dry storage, food requisitions, and kitchen transfers, seeking sous chef approval to optimize stock rotation.
- Maintain a clean and efficient kitchen section, maximizing food utilization.
- Participate in food production, portioning meats, fish, vegetables, and desserts, and managing food surpluses to control costs.
- Communicate and assist back-of-the-house personnel to maintain efficient food production.
- Conduct daily food line inspections to ensure quality.
Skills and Expertise:
- NVQ levels 2 & 3 (desirable).
- Experience in a Michelin-starred or AA Rosette establishment (desirable).
- Hotel or restaurant background.
- Strong knowledge of cooking techniques and styles.
- Good understanding of food, hygiene, and safety.
- COSHH knowledge.
- Excellent verbal and written English.
- Computer literacy.
- Right to work in the UK.
- Experience with fresh produce (desirable).
- NVQ level 1 and 2 or equivalent (desirable).
- Hygiene certificate (desirable).
Job Facilities/Benefits:
- Complimentary nights with breakfast.
- 50% discount.
- Team member awards and incentives schemes.
- Great training and development opportunities.
- Complimentary meals while on duty.
Why Join Us:
First Contact Chefs fosters hospitality careers, emphasizing professional development and a strong relationship between candidates and employers. We believe in nurturing talent to enhance our clients and the industry’s reputation. We are passionate about supporting a passion to inspire.